Cruella is an American crime comedy prequel to Dodie Smith’s 1956 novel and 1961 Disney Film – ‘One Hundred and One Dalmatians’. The family-friendly heist movie features imperious performances from Emma Stone (La La Land, The Help) and Emma Thompson (Love Actually, Saving Mr. Banks) and a terrible English accent to rival that of DickContinue reading “Cruella”
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Parasite
Parasite is a somewhat genre-less film about a poor family, the Kims, and the way in which they con their way into the lives and household of a rich family, the Parks. This is until additional layers are revealed and it all begins to unravel for the Kims, like a cheap pass-the-parcel. I describe theContinue reading “Parasite”
Birds of Prey
Or to give it its full name: ‘Birds of Prey and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn’. Harleen Quinzel (Margot Robbie) is emancipated. However, she is dealing with the grief of separating from a long term partner as most people would do, by blowing up her Ex’s power plant, acquiring a hyena from aContinue reading “Birds of Prey”
Bad Boys for Life
It’s great to have detectives Mike Lowrey (Will Smith) and Marcus Bennett (Martin Lawrence) back together after 17 years (Bad Boys 2 – 2003) where we have no idea what the guys have been up to. Lowrey remains single and is now going through some sort of midlife crisis, whilst Lawrence becomes a granddad andContinue reading “Bad Boys for Life”
Jojo Rabbit
The second film I watched with my new Odeon Limitless membership was Jojo Rabbit, a tale of a young boy and member of Hitler Youth (Johannes – Jojo), living in Nazi Germany, as his mum harbours a Jewish girl in a hidden cupboard in his dead sister’s bedroom. Oh and his imaginary friend is Hitler.Continue reading “Jojo Rabbit”
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